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1) Challengers
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick, his former best friend, and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win?
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen, hoping he will turn the world's worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.
4) Gran turismo
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs, a struggling working-class gamer, a failed former racecar driver, and an idealistic motorsport executive. Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world. It is an inspiring, thrilling, and action-packed story that proves that nothing is impossible when you're fueled from within.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In the Company of Kings follows a fight fan's unforgettable journey into the dark heart of American boxing to talk to eight former World Champs and those closest to his hero, Muhammad Ali, about race, struggle, victory, defeat and picking yourself up off the canvas. Features Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers, the Spinks brothers, Bob Arum and more.
6) Copa 71
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The extraordinary story of the 1971 Womens World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history - until now. COPA 71 weaves together dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players. Executive Produced by Venus & Serena Williams and Alex Morgan.
7) The hill
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The inspiring true story of Rickey Hill, the small-town son of a traveling Pastor. A sandlot baseball phenom, Rickey defiantly overcomes his physical disabilities and father's persistent worry for his health, to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball and ultimately transforming his connection with his father.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Follows five young Mexican-American caddies in 1955 who, fueled by their passion for golf, defy the odds by creating their own course in the South Texas desert. Despite facing outdated equipment and a lack of professional instruction, they triumph over wealthier, all-white teams to win the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship.
10) The iron claw
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Based on the non-fiction book written by Daniel James Brown, and directed by George Clooney, this is the story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
12) Hard miles
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Hard Miles tells the uplifting true story of the bicycling team at Rite of Passage's Ridge View Academy, a medium-security correctional school in Colorado. The film Follows beleaguered coach Greg Townsend as he rounds up an unlikely crew of incarcerated students for a seemingly impossible bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Discover how a record-breaking trailblazer changed college football. This documentary chronicles the life of African American star athlete Johnny Bright who changed college football forever. Despite experiencing one of the most egregious acts of violence in the history of sports in 1951, Bright carved out his own path in life to enjoy a Hall of Fame career in the Canadian Football League. But Bright's most significant accomplishment may have been...
15) Girlfight
Series
Criterion collection volume 1219
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Bullied by her father at home and feeling adrift at school, Diana Guzman finds refuge in an unexpected pocket of her native Brooklyn, a timeworn boxing gym, where she learns to channel her strength, discovers a sense of community, and falls for a rival fighter. In Karyn Kusama's raw, understated feature debut, Rodriguez commands the screen with both tightly coiled intensity and deep wells of vulnerability as a young woman hitting back at society's...
16) Weak layers
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
After getting evicted, three party-loving best friends set out to win a ski-movie competition. The prize money covers their rent, but they'll have to beat out professional skiers and filmmakers. It is an uproarious comedy celebrating mountain towns and taking on the male-dominated ski industry.
17) Whiplash
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Michael Gordon never intended to be a boxer but a ring promoter encourages him to give it a shot. His career as an artist is going nowhere and this new career will bring him closer to the woman who has his heart, the promoter's wife.
Publisher
Blue Producciones
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Rodar Contra Todo / Rolling Strong is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the first wheelchair rugby team in Peru. They are a group of men and women, from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, who got together in 2012 to play a new sport of which they knew little about. The film follows them for two years, showing their process of coming together as a team, the excitement of their first International tournaments, and...
19) Hoovey
Publisher
Ocean Avenue Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024?]
Language
English
Description
Hoovey is the true and inspiring story of the Elliott family. They refused to surrender, instead turning to one another and their faith to rebuild their lives, their son, and their dreams ... together. Step by grueling step, with faith, love, and the tireless work of a mother and father Hoovey learns to walk again, to read again, to dribble and shoot a basketball again. And yes, to dream again. Then stepping out in his faith, back onto the hardcourt,...
20) Shabaash mithu
Publisher
Movie Time Video
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Hindi
Description
The story begins with a young Mithali, portrayed by Taapsee Pannu, growing up in a small town in India and displaying exceptional talent and passion for cricket from a young age. Despite facing societal and cultural barriers, she remains determined to pursue her dreams and break the stereotypes associated with women in sports. It showcases her determination to overcome these obstacles, shatter glass ceilings, and inspire a generation of young women...
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